When Zhang Jingqiang, who was not far away, heard this, his eyes immediately withdrew from the porcelain in his hand, and he turned around and exclaimed, "Yuan Qinghua?"

Zhuang Gongtai nodded and said: "It is indeed Yuan Qinghua, and it is also the most positive type Yuan Qinghua, the tire of the blue and white jar is solid and delicate, with sand holes, brush marks and iron spots at the bottom of the sand, and flint red at the bottom foot, mouth and glaze. The glaze is appropriate, and the glaze is translucent and close to white, which should be the work of the late period. ”

"The ornamentation is a mackerel algae pattern, which not only has some decorative forms of West Asian art, but also has a strong appearance of traditional folk patterns in our country, with a dense layout and a gorgeous and enthusiastic style, in line with the characteristics of the most positive type of Yuan blue and white, I think it should be genuine. ”

Judging from Zhuang Gongtai's description, his friend's blue and white porcelain is indeed very likely to be Yuan blue and white, Zhang Jingqiang was a little calm, and said with a smile: "Teacher Zhuang, I wonder if you can help me introduce that friend?"

Zhuang Gongtai shook his head and said with a smile: "This is not good, otherwise he will have to hate me." However, I can introduce you to another friend of Shudu, and he will take you there, but I believe that his piece of Yuan Qinghua will definitely not be auctioned. ”

"Then it's troublesome for Mr. Zhuang. Zhang Jingqiang expressed his gratitude, of course he will not give up easily, no matter how you know first, there will always be opportunities in the future.

Zhuang Gongtai wrote down his friend's message and handed it to Zhang Jingqiang, saying that he would call his friend to talk about it when he turned around, and then Zhang Jingqiang or Meng Zitao would go directly.

The two expressed their gratitude and continued to select the collection.

After a while, Meng Zitao and Zhang Jingqiang discussed and selected five modest collections, and Zhuang Gongtai saw that the smile on his face was more sincere.

The five collections totaled more than 5 million, with an average of more than 1 million pieces, which was already the main lot at the auction, and then converted into US dollars and sent to Zhuang Gongtai, Zhang Jingqiang and Zhuang Gongtai were more satisfied with this transaction.

Coming out of Zhuang Gongtai's house, Zhang Jingqiang noticed that Yan Quan looked a little speechless and stopped, and said: "Yan Quan, just say anything directly, and I have to hide it!"

Yan Quan was a little embarrassed and took out a beautiful locket from his pocket, handed it to Zhang Jingqiang and said, "Uncle Zhang, please help me see, how much is this thing worth?"

"Huh!" Zhang Jingqiang took the small box with some surprise and asked, "Where did you get this thing?"

"At the flea market in Paris, I bought it for 500 euros, and I usually use it to put some knick-knacks. Yan Quan said.

Zhang Jingqiang opened the box and looked at it, then handed it to Meng Zitao, and asked Yan Quan, "It seems that you plan to sell it?"

Yan Quan said a little embarrassed: "Yes, I plan to sell the working capital of the gallery. ”

Meng Zitao looked at the small box, which was flat and round, with a mother and son mouth, symmetrical up and down, and interlocked. Shallow arc belly, small flat bottom. At the bottom, there is a "Daming Jingtai year" model. From the point of view of craftsmanship and other aspects, this should be a genuine product.

The whole device is bright and moisturizing, bright and beautiful. The body of the box is made of light blue enamel glaze, plain and soft, the overall decoration is decorated with a lotus pattern, delicate and exquisite, well-made, smooth and smooth, without too much decoration, carved in the most concise way, the concept is exquisite, the style is simple, the eviscerations are clean and neat, the polishing is bright and smooth, the overall process is delicate and skillful, placed in the study, and can add elegance.

"This is indeed cloisonné, worth about two hundred and fifty thousand. Meng Zitao said.

Yan Quan was a little happy, not only because he also picked up a big leak, but also because this money could solve his urgent need.

Zhang Jingqiang said to Yan Quan: "Actually, if you have difficulties at hand, I can lend you some first." ”

Seeing that Yan Quan wanted to refuse, Zhang Jingqiang continued: "Don't be in a hurry to refuse, in this way, put the things here first, I will lend you 250,000 yuan, and if you pay me back after a year, this box will be returned to you, otherwise it will belong to me, what do you think?"

Yan Quan thought about it and felt that this was also very good, and it could also increase his motivation, and he was really a little reluctant to let go of this small box, so after a little hesitation, he agreed.

…………

Two days later, Meng Zitao and Meng Hongchang flew to Shudu together, originally, Zhang Jingqiang also planned to come together, but when he left, he had urgent matters to deal with, so he did not follow.

Because it was a night flight, I went to the hotel and rested after eating some supper.

The next morning, Meng Zitao and Meng Hongchang had breakfast, Meng Hongchang contacted the customer, the other party heard that Meng Hongchang had arrived in Shudu, and wanted to appreciate the work of Huang Gongwang again, and seemed very enthusiastic, but immediately regretted that he was now on a business trip in the field and would not return to Shudu for two days.

Meng Hongchang hurriedly said that he could wait here for two days and contact him then.

After hanging up the phone, Meng Hongchang spread his hands: "Yes, no one is here, it won't be back in two days, let's do other things first." ”

"Well, let's go to Zhuang Gongtai's friend first. ”

Meng Zitao first contacted Zhuang Gongtai's friend by phone, lest the other party also have something to do and run for nothing.

Zhuang Gongtai had already contacted a friend before, and the other party welcomed Meng Zitao's arrival very much, and warmly said that he would send someone to pick up Meng Zitao, but Meng Zitao refused the other party, and after asking the other party's address, he and Meng Hongchang sat in a taxi.

Zhuang Gongtai's friend is called Bao Qigu, he opened an antique shop not far from Xiangxian Bridge, in fact, it is not suitable to say that it is an antique shop, because the whole store is just placed in three or three twos of porcelain, and the guests who want to buy antiques will definitely turn around and leave after a few glances.

In fact, this shop was first used by Bao Qigu to drink tea with friends, and secondly, it was a place for antique trading, but he mainly traded with acquaintances, which gave Meng Zitao the feeling that it was a bit like a private club, but it was not too formal, and the area was too small.

When Meng Zitao and the others arrived, Bao Qigu was drinking tea with two friends, and a set of porcelain was placed on the table.

Meng Hongchang walked into the store and saw the person sitting in one of Bao Qigu's middlemen, he was slightly stunned, and the other party also had the same expression, and greeted him with a smile: "Manager Meng, I don't know how to notify me when I come to Shudu, it's not interesting enough!"

Meng Hongchang said politely: "Manager Yu, I have just arrived in Shudu, and I have some things to do for the time being, and I am going to disturb you when the matter is done, I didn't expect to meet you here." ”

This Manager Yu is the head of the Shudu branch of an auction company, and he also wanted to get the auction rights of the "Tianzhu Map", but he did not fight for Meng Hongchang.

Later, when Meng Hongchang went to visit the antique street, he met him again. At that time, Manager Yu was buying a wood carving, but Meng Hongchang thought it was a fake and reminded him vaguely, so Manager Yu didn't pay attention.

After this, Manager Yu invited Meng Hongchang to dinner, and when the two chatted, they found that the conversation was quite speculative, and then they slowly became familiar with it.

"It means that we are destined!" Manager Yu smiled heartily, and then asked, "Manager Meng, I don't know what you came over today?"

Bao Qigu got up and said to Meng Zitao with a smile: "This should be Teacher Meng." ”

"I'm Meng Zitao. Meng Zitao smiled and shook hands with Bao Qigu: "I'm going to trouble Teacher Bao today." ”

Bao Qigu smiled and waved his hand: "There's nothing to bother, it's just that I suggest that when you go later, don't be in a hurry to see that thing." ”

Although Meng Zitao doesn't know the reason, he is still as good as a stream, and he should not suffer a loss by listening to Bao Qigu's words at this time.

"What are you talking about?" Manager Yu was very curious when he saw Meng Zitao and Bao Qigu whispering there.

"Nothing. Bao Qigu smiled, and then introduced to everyone, another of his friends is called Hao Chu, a porcelain collector.

After greeting each other for a while, Bao Qigu said to Meng Zitao that he would take them with him when he had dealt with the matter here.

The three of them were now discussing the five pieces of porcelain on the table. These five pieces of porcelain are a group, and the owner is Hao Chu, who is ready to sell this set of porcelain, so Bao Qigu called Manager Yu over.

Meng Zitao could recognize at a glance that these five pieces of porcelain were actually pastel export porcelain, which looked more eye-catching.

Two of the five pieces are flower goblets and three are general jars, all of which are 50 centimeters high, and the pavilions and pavilions of the enlightened figures are decorated, the small bridges and flowing water, the women and children are dressed richly, the children play happily, some women hold their cheeks and think about their hearts, some women cross the bridge, and some people carry trays of food.

The background color is the ripe red of the jujube of typical export porcelain, in addition to blue, green, red and black, and the forest trees on the mountain are the snow blue color unique to export porcelain, giving people a feeling of rich and glorious atmosphere.

"Teacher Meng, I don't know what you think of these five pieces of porcelain?"

Manager Yu asked with a smile, speaking of which, just now he learned from Bao Qigu's mouth that the person in front of him was the famous Meng Zitao, and he was still startled in his heart, and at the same time a little unconvinced, why did Meng Zitao have such a high reputation at such a young age? I think it should be because of his good master.

Manager Yu had such an idea in his heart, although it didn't show it on the surface, he still unconsciously wanted to take the school exam.

Meng Zitao smiled slightly and said: "Such a large assembly has been an important category of export porcelain since the Kangxi period. In English, French, and German, a vase with more than three or more sets is called garniture, which also means a complete set of interior furnishings. Because of the atmosphere of its shape, the richness of the ornamentation, and the abundance of color, it is well-known among the wealthy and aristocratic families in Europe, and it was also expensive in Luoyang paper for a while. ”

"Kangxi assembly was mainly exported porcelain at that time, but it was rare in China. In foreign countries, it can still be seen from time to time in the past, and now, it is not common to see such a five-piece combination, especially this set of porcelain is well preserved and the workmanship is relatively fine, which is relatively rare. If you put it up for auction, the starting price is generally not high, after all, it is different from our aesthetics, and there are many foreign countries, but if there are more people competing, the final price is not easy to say. ”

Manager Yu said with a smile: "Mr. Meng is right, this kind of porcelain is best auctioned abroad, Mr. He, I don't know what you think?"

Hao Chu said slowly: "But the handling fee is a lot more expensive." ”

Manager Yu smiled: "It's really a little more expensive, but the transaction price will be high." ”

Hao Chu said: "It's still the same sentence just now, can you be sure that it must be high?"

Manager Yu smiled slightly: "Not everything in this world is satisfactory, and I can only guarantee that the probability is relatively high." ”

Seeing that the two of them couldn't talk anymore, Bao Qigu took over and said, "Put this aside in advance, you can think about it and then talk about it." ”

Both of them agreed, Hao Chu sighed in his heart, in the end, his own things are not very good, if it is a Xuande official kiln blue and white porcelain boutique, Manager Yu should cry and shout and beg him.

Thinking of this, Hao Chu was a little annoyed by Manager Yu's stinginess, although his own things are indeed relatively ordinary, but a group can add up to more than 50,000 yuan in China, and the calculated commission is not small, in case several people take a fancy at the same time, the transaction price will be higher, so he insists on pressing his share ratio and does not let go at all, he is very dissatisfied.

"In that case, then don't blame me for playing with you. ”

Hao Chu picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said, "Lao Bao, have you heard about Pei Lao?"

Originally, Manager Yu still had a smile on his face, but when he heard this, the smile on his face immediately froze, and a trace of annoyance flashed in his eyes.

Bao Qigu asked with some surprise: "What happened to Pei Lao?"

Hao Chu said: "You should know about his four children. ”

"I know, isn't it just for the sake of dividing the property, people haven't left yet, and they have made a lot of trouble, which makes Pei Lao sad, and he told me a few days ago that he doesn't want to leave the collection to his children, so he took a painting of Lan Ying's work and wanted me to help him sell it......"

When Manager Yu heard this, he directly interrupted him: "Teacher Bao, why didn't you talk about this earlier!"

Bao Qigu said with a smile: "What Pei Lao asked me to sell on behalf of Lan Ying is a landscape painting by Lan Ying, about nine square feet, he is willing to sell it for at least 5 million, and he has to settle it immediately, can you decide?"

Manager Yu estimated: "This requirement is indeed a bit high, but you have to look at the painting to determine whether it is suitable or not, Mr. Bao, can you take out that painting for us to enjoy?"

"Okay, the painting is still with me, please wait a moment......"

Bao Qigu got up and went to the inner room to get a calligraphy and painting brocade box, and after opening it, there was an ancient painting inside.

Everyone put on gloves while waiting for Bao Qigu to open the scroll.

This painting is supposed to be a typical compositional style of Lan Ying's late period, the majestic mountain is composed of angular assemblages and is intricately stacked, occupying most of the picture and mostly biased to one side, the top of the mountain is prominent, and the mountain is longitudinally elongated in the vertical scroll painting. Dotted with ships, hermits and pavilions, the picture creates a vast and majestic, ancient and heroic artistic conception with agile and fast broad brushstrokes.

Judging from the artistic level, inscriptions, seals, etc., everyone agrees that this is an authentic work, but there is some controversy over the price. 2k reading web